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Brooklyn Art Song Society To Open 2020 With Concert Dedicated to Polish Composers

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present its third concert in the “Home” series. The concert, which is set for Jan. 3, 2020 at the Brooklyn Historical Society in Brooklyn, NY, will feature music of Polish composers Chopin and Szymanowski. Sopranos Laura Strickling and Amy Owens will be featured on the program alongside pianists Michael Brofman, Spencer Myer, {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society To Present Canteloube’s ‘Chants d’Auvergne’

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to showcase the second concert of its 2019-20 season. Entitled “Home II: Chants d’Auvergne,” the concert will take place on Nov. 1, 2019 at the Brooklyn History Society in Brooklyn, NY. The event will present the music of Joseph Canteloube’s “Chants ‘d’Auvergne.” The piece will be performed by soprano Maria Valdes and mezzo-soprano {…}

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‘Gypsy’ Culture Takes Over Brooklyn Art Song Society’s ‘Roma Concert’

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society will open its 10th season with “Roma” at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Oct. 4, 2019. The performance will feature soprano Tami Petter, mezzo-soprano Kristin Gornstein, baritone Michael Kelly, and violinist Stanichka Dimitrova. Pianists Michael Brofman and Nana Shi will accompany at the piano. The central theme of the showcase will be the “Gypsy” culture {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society’s 2019-20 Season To Feature Music of Hagen, Brahms, Canteloube, Grieg, Janácek

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include a total of eight concerts. Everything kicks off with “Roma,” a concert that features Johannes Brahms’ “Zigeunerlieder,” Antonín Dvorák’s “Zigeunermelodien,” Franz Liszt’s “Die Drei Zigeuner,” as well as such violin virtuoso pieces as Maurice Ravel’s “Tzigane,” and Pablo Sarasate’s “Zigeunerweisen.” The concert will feature Tami Petty, Kristin {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Concludes 2018-19 Season With 3 World Premieres

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society will finish off its 2018-19 season with three world premieres and three New York premieres. The concert set for June 7 at the Brooklyn Historical Society will feature sopranos Kristina Bachrach and Marnie Breckenridge alongside baritones Edward Park and Jorell Williams; Breckenridge and Park will be making their Brooklyn Art Song Society debuts. Michael Brofman, {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2018-19 Season

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) has announced its 2018-19 season. Per a press release, the company’s new season will kick off with “American Iconoclasts,” a 5-concert survey of some of America’s most prominent composers. The composers to be honored in composers include Charles Ives (Oct. 5, 2018), Samuel Barber (Nov. 2, 2018), Ned Rorem (Jan. 4, 2019), Aaron Copland {…}

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Brooklyn Arts Song Society to Present ‘Lost/Found III’

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The Brooklyn Arts Song Society is set to present the New Voices finale “Lost/Found III.” The concert, which will be held on June 1, 2025, will explore a brave new world of sonic possibilities in song. The evening will include Katherine Balch’s “Phrases,” Fang Man’s  Partridge Sky,” Samy Moussa’s “The Sick Rose,” Andrew Staniland’s “Execution Songs,” and Kate Soper’s “The Fragments of {…}

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Brooklyn Arts Song Society to Present ‘Histories VI: Goethe

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Brooklyn Arts Song Society is set to present “Histories VI: Goethe,” the final installment of its Histories series. The performance will be held on March 2, 2025, at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217. The concert explores Goethe’s timeless texts through the music of two of history’s greatest composers. The evening will see music by Franz Schubert and Hugo {…}

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Brooklyn Arts Song Society to Close Out Season with Commissioned Works Retrospective

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Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to conclude its 2021-22 season with a retrospective of commissioned works from the last five years. The showcase, which is set to stream on June 21 on the BASS Digital Concert Hall as part of the company’s first ever “New Voices Festival,” will feature sopranos Sarah Brailey and Charlotte Mundy; tenor Andrew Fucks; baritone {…}